Thousands of people are expected to enjoy the Eden Festival in a fortnight's time - and we’ve a pair of tickets to be won.

Two lucky adult readers will be able to get free weekend access to Scotland’s second largest music festival of 2017 with over 300 performers on 12 different stages at Raehill Meadows near Johnstonebridge from June 8 to 11. Accompanied children get in free at the family-orientated festival which will showcase Scottish music, theatre and art.

As well as an eclectic mix of music, there will be free workshops, theatre, art and activities for the whole family – and plenty of venues to buy food and drink.

It will be the ninth Eden Festival and it promises to be bigger than ever with £12,500 awarded from EventScotland’s National Funding Programme to great a new Great Mountain Stage which will feature a selection of traditional Scottish musicians from folk, classical, Celtic and acoustic music.

Music fans are in for a treat with a strong line-up of acts including Alabama 3, British Soul singer Alice Russell and HorseMeat Disco; Cat Power, disco legends Boney M, So Solid Crew, and Agnes Obel.

Disco legends Boney M will be among the 300 acts at the Eden Festival

They are among a mixture of music genres, from hip hop and dance to jungle, balkan beat and African dance with more details and ticket info at www.edenfestival.co.uk

For the chance to be in the draw for a pair of tickets for this year’s Eden Festival, send your name, address, telephone number, and email address (tickets will be via email), by Wednesday, May 31, to: Eden Festival, Dumfries and Galloway Standard, Park Lane, Dumfries, DG1 2AX, or email: sharon.liptrott@trinitymirror.com. Usual Standard competition rules apply and the winner will be notified.

■ In the meantime, the Eden Festival team are urgently looking for volunteers willing to help put together this year’s garden at Raehills.

Founder and head of production Adam Curtis said: “One thing that makes Eden Festival special is that it is not a hire-in jobbie. It is hand-built each year by local volunteers, young and old, with a lot of sweat and community spirit going in to create the magnficent garden every year. This makes for a more intimate and unique festival.”

Anyone who wants to volunteer should email: enquries@edenfestival.co.uk